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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Step 3: (Optional) Creating a FusionCompute VM Group (Applicable to 1.6.0 and Later Versions)</h1>
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   <p id="fc_gud_0024_1_0__CNware_00014_p353623792412">You can create a VM group and add VMs to the VM group to protect VM data in batches.</p>
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    <p>A maximum of 40 VMs can be added to a VM group.</p>
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     <li><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="fc_gud_0024_1_0__en-us_topic_0000001839142377_uicontrol138292612376"><b><span id="fc_gud_0024_1_0__en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text1838292612372"><strong>Protection</strong></span> &gt; Virtualization &gt; FusionCompute</b></span>.</span></li>
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     <li><span>Select the FusionCompute virtualization platform on the left of the page.</span></li>
     <li><span>In the right pane, click the <span class="uicontrol"><b>VM Groups</b></span> tab.</span></li>
     <li><span>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Create</strong></span></b></span>.</span><p></p><p>The <span><strong>Create</strong></span> page is displayed.</p> <p></p></li>
     <li><span>Set <strong>VM Group Name</strong>.</span></li>
     <li><span>(Optional) Filter VMs by <span><strong>Compute Location</strong></span>.</span></li>
     <li><span>Select the resources to be added to the VM group.</span><p></p>
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        <p>Resources that have been protected or added to other VM groups cannot be selected.</p>
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     <li><span>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>OK</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li>
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